The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-06
THE CARDIFF-KILLEN FIGHT
Twelve Thousand People Witness
Ten-Round Contest at Minneapolis.
The Bruisers Worry Through the Programme,
and the Referee Concludes Neither is the
Best Man and Calls the Fight Draw.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Aug. 5.-Probably H.
900 people sweltered and famed themselves in
Washington Rink, tonight, while waiting to see
the long talked of and much talked about glove
fight between Patsy Cardiff and Pat Kllen
The fight ten rounds, with two-ounce
gloves. Marquis of Gu eensbury's revised rules,
for divided receipts. It until after 10
o'clock that the principals appeared upon
the stage, aud were received with tumultuous
applause Dy the audience. killsn was
trained down to 100 pounds and at first looked
as if he had been overturned. He was seconded
by Tommy Warren the champion feather
weight, and Hank Ssele Cardiff weighed
about one hundred and eighty, and was in better
condition. if bic, than when he met Suli-
van last winter. His seconds were
Prof. John Donaldson and Jerry Murphy.
It was fully ten minutes before a referee
was chosen, and the audience was becoming i'm
patient, when finally the seconds agreed on Ed.
Cain, of this city. and that gentleman, dressed
in an elegant Prince Albert coat which he dis
dained to remove, mounted the steps and took
his place in the ring. The gloves adjusted,
the seconds and time keepers betook themselves
outside the ropes, and at last the two
who have for year been spatting at each
other through the papers faced each other,
and "time' was called. Following is the fight
by rounds:
First-Killen opened the round with his left.
but Cardiff skillfuy ducked and rushed Killen
to the ropes, landine his face several times.
In getting away blows exchanged without
harm TO either Cardiff showed up the best.
and If either had the advantage, it belonged to
him.
Second-Cardiff. after little preliminary
sparring. started at Kllen with q rush. he landed
his left on killen's body and then went for his
face. at the same time pushing him to the ropes.
Kilen was very feeble in his defense and though
he tough: back failed to land Cardiff The
rush made by the latter the event
of the round and the round itself was the live
lest of the ten fought. At the close Killen
bleeding freely from the and had black
ened and swollen left-eye. Cardiff had decidedly
the best of the round and carried the applause
of the house. The prediction every where
made that ne would win.
Third-Killen came up all right for the third.
and made several vicious passes at Cardiff, but
the latter showed himself to be an '.artful
dodeer" and escaped without injury. Cardiff
rushed and found Killen's again with his
left and right in turn, starting the blood afresh.
Killen tried his upper cut but failed to land
Neither had the advantage.
Fourth-Cardif did some very wicked fight
ing, making four rushss and each time with
advantage. Killen stood his ground better than
at any previous time and reached Cardiff once
on the back of the neck, and in up cut caught
Cardiff on the breast Cardiff tho fresher
at the close. though the fighting had been very
even.
Fifth-Cardff opened and landed three blows
in succession on Killens face with his right. In
lodging killen's upper cut. Cardiff got
the side of his neck. Three times the men
clinched, and Killen, by striking back blow
with his right. reached the top of Cardffs head
Cardiff rushed just before the round closed and
struck Kiilen twice on the side of the neck.
Neither fought hard. and at the close of the
round Cardiff showed himself to be in better
form.
Sixth-The round was remarkable for the
number OF times the men cnched, and also the
seconds OF both sides. Cardiff always tried
to strike when the referee separated the men,
but was not as successful. as in the
opening. He, however. reached Killen's stom-
ach three times. and the blows made the latter
visibly weaker. The blood was again started
from Kittens nose. but before the round closed
he reached Cardiffs nose for good blow, even
ing up somewhat the advantage the latter had at
the opening.
Seventh-The round was tame and uninterest-
ing. neither man seeming to care TO open. killen
was the first to begin, and made one two of
his swinging right-hand blows, but Cardiff
sklfully lodged, and coming back at Killen
landed his left on the latter's left cheek There
were several clinches in the round, and moro
claims of foul. Cardiff showed the best general
ship, and did the greater part of the forcing.
The round belonged to neither of the contest
ants.
Eiehth-This round was lively enough for any
body. Cardiff N AIDE several PUSHES, and in each
one landed some body blows that showed their
effects. Once. when Cardiff lodged blow from
Killsn's right, he came up under the latter and
threw him to the floor, himself falling at the
same time Killen pushed the fighting at the
close and landed his left fairly Cardiffs chin.
Cardiff rushed him back and the men clinched
making some very light passes at each other
The round was about an even thing on both
sides
Ninth-Killsn was quite himself again, and
led off with his left, reaching Cardifs neck. but
caught him under the chin upper cut,
but not hard enough to make any impression.
Cardiff landed his left on Killens again,
and his right the latter's neck, making Killen
look bloody again. Kilen then began to force |
the fighting, and the referee was busy keeping |
the men apart. Kilen got Cardiff in the aster's |
corner, and caught him lightly with |
upper cut, and once with fair blow Cardiff's /
neck. Cardiff rushed before the round closed, |
in the greater number of blows, and had slightly |
the advantage.
Tenth-The last round started out to be
very tame sort of sparring exhibition, but
FL ally Kisn led and Cardiff dueked. The same
tactics was repeated twice, when Killep reached
Cardiff lightly with his right and the latter
rushed. He got ia few light body blows and
one witt his right fairly Killens mouth.
Kllen then took his turn at rush and Cardiff
which Cardiff caught his arms. In
rush Cardiff almost threw Killen. when
someone called "Tme," and others Foul" The
fghting stopped for instant, when Cardiffs
seconds urged him on again, aud he started with
rush. He sent his right toward Kittens head,
anding harmlessly the latter's shoulder.
When thine" was called the men were clncned.
This was the last round. and as neither had
any decisive advantage, the referee called the
light draw.
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